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Control of Oil Pollution from Storage
The Control of Pollution (Oil storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The control of pollution of groundwater and waterways within Northern Ireland is currently covered by The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. T
dwellingnon-domesticindustrialcommercialSpecialist advice for commercial and industrial installations with combustion appliances
2.17(d)NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
for commercial and industrial installations – specialist advice from a mechanical/services engineer may be necessary with regard to the possible need for the interlocking of gas heaters and any mechan
commercialindustrialgas-applianceventilationSection 3: Solid fuel burning appliances with rated heat output up to 50 kW
Section 3NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
This section sets out the additional guidance and provisions that should be met for a solid fuel burning combustion appliance over and above those provisions given in Section 2.
non-domesticcommercialfire-safetyenergyAir supply to appliances
3.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Any room or space containing a combustion appliance should have a permanent air vent opening of a size not less than that shown in Table 3.1. For an appliance designed to burn a range of different sol
non-domesticcommercialfire-safetyventilationManufacturer's installation instructions for air vents
3.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Where the manufacturer's installation instructions require greater areas of permanently open air vents than those specified in Table 3.1, the manufacturer's advice should be followed.
non-domesticcommercialfire-safetyventilationLocations of flue outlets serving gas appliances
Table 4.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Table 4.3 Locations of flue outlets serving gas appliances Distance Location: Minimum separation distances for terminals (mm) A Below an opening(1) Balanced flue - Natural draught: 0–7 kW: 300; >7–1
non-domesticdwellingflatscommercialindustrialpublic-buildingClass of oil
5.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The provisions in this Section are relevant to combustion installations designed to burn oils meeting the specifications for Class C2 (Kerosene) and Class D (Gas oil) given in BS 2869, liquid biofuel
non-domesticcommercialindustrialAir supply to appliances
5.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The permanently open air vent for an oil burning appliance should have the free area as given in Diagram 5.1. However, if the manufacturer's installation instructions require a greater area of permane
non-domesticcommercialindustrialventilationExample of calculation of free area of air vent using Diagram 5.1
5.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
An open-flued appliance is installed in an appliance compartment such as a cupboard, which is ventilated via an adjoining room. The appliance has a rated output of 11 kW. Air for combustion and the sa
non-domesticcommercialindustrialventilationLocation of outlets from flues serving oil-fired appliances
Diagram 5.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Diagram 5.2 Location of outlets from flues serving oil-fired appliances This diagram must be read in conjunction with Table 5.1 References: see para 5.8, see table 5.1
non-domesticcommercialindustrialfire-safetyShielding of oil-fired appliances
5.30NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
An oil-fired appliance should be located where accidental contact is unlikely and it should be surrounded by a non-combustible surface which provides adequate separation from combustible materials. Th
non-domesticcommercialindustrialdwellingfire-safetyLow surface temperature oil-fired appliances exemption from shielding
5.31NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
An appliance independently certified as having a surface temperature, during normal operation of not greater than 100ºC (as shown using an appropriate test procedure such as in OFTEC Standards A100, A
non-domesticcommercialindustrialdwellingfire-safety